--- _id: '12800' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'The evolutionary processes that brought about today’s plethora of living species and the many billions more ancient ones all underlie biology. Evolutionary pathways are neither directed nor deterministic, but rather an interplay between selection, migration, mutation, genetic drift and other environmental factors. Hybrid zones, as natural crossing experiments, offer a great opportunity to use cline analysis to deduce different evolutionary processes - for example, selection strength. Theoretical cline models, largely assuming uniform distribution of individuals, often lack the capability of incorporating population structure. Since in reality organisms mostly live in patchy distributions and their dispersal is hardly ever Gaussian, it is necessary to unravel the effect of these different elements of population structure on cline parameters and shape. In this thesis, I develop a simulation inspired by the A. majus hybrid zone of a single selected locus under frequency dependent selection. This simulation enables us to untangle the effects of different elements of population structure as for example a low-density center and long-range dispersal. This thesis is therefore a first step towards theoretically untangling the effects of different elements of population structure on cline parameters and shape. ' alternative_title: - ISTA Master's Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Mara full_name: Julseth, Mara id: 1cf464b2-dc7d-11ea-9b2f-f9b1aa9417d1 last_name: Julseth citation: ama: Julseth M. The effect of local population structure on genetic variation at selected loci in the A. majus hybrid zone. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12800 apa: Julseth, M. (2023). The effect of local population structure on genetic variation at selected loci in the A. majus hybrid zone. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12800 chicago: Julseth, Mara. “The Effect of Local Population Structure on Genetic Variation at Selected Loci in the A. Majus Hybrid Zone.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12800. ieee: M. Julseth, “The effect of local population structure on genetic variation at selected loci in the A. majus hybrid zone,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Julseth M. 2023. The effect of local population structure on genetic variation at selected loci in the A. majus hybrid zone. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Julseth, Mara. The Effect of Local Population Structure on Genetic Variation at Selected Loci in the A. Majus Hybrid Zone. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12800. short: M. Julseth, The Effect of Local Population Structure on Genetic Variation at Selected Loci in the A. Majus Hybrid Zone, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. date_created: 2023-04-04T18:57:11Z date_published: 2023-04-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-06-02T22:30:05Z day: '05' ddc: - '576' degree_awarded: MS department: - _id: GradSch - _id: NiBa doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12800 file: - access_level: closed checksum: b76cf6d69f2093d8248f6a3f9d4654a4 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet creator: mjulseth date_created: 2023-04-06T06:09:40Z date_updated: 2023-06-02T22:30:04Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12805' file_name: Dispersaldata.xlsx file_size: 52795 relation: supplementary_material - access_level: open_access checksum: 5a13b6d204371572e249f03795bc0d04 content_type: application/vnd.wolfram.nb creator: mjulseth date_created: 2023-04-06T06:11:27Z date_updated: 2023-06-02T22:30:04Z embargo: 2023-06-01 file_id: '12806' file_name: 2023_MSc_ThesisMaraJulseth_Notebook.nb file_size: 787239 relation: supplementary_material - access_level: closed checksum: c3ec842839ed1e66bf2618ae33047df8 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: mjulseth date_created: 2023-04-06T08:26:12Z date_updated: 2023-06-02T22:30:04Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12812' file_name: ThesisMaraJulseth_04_23.docx file_size: 1061763 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: 3132cc998fbe3ae2a3a83c2a69367f37 content_type: application/pdf creator: mjulseth date_created: 2023-04-06T08:26:37Z date_updated: 2023-06-02T22:30:04Z embargo: 2023-06-01 file_id: '12813' file_name: ThesisMaraJulseth_04_23.pdf file_size: 1741364 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2023-06-02T22:30:04Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '21' publication_identifier: issn: - 2791-4585 publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria status: public supervisor: - first_name: Nicholas H full_name: Barton, Nicholas H id: 4880FE40-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Barton orcid: 0000-0002-8548-5240 title: The effect of local population structure on genetic variation at selected loci in the A. majus hybrid zone type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12809' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Understanding the mechanisms of learning and memory formation has always been one of\r\nthe main goals in neuroscience. Already Pavlov (1927) in his early days has used his classic\r\nconditioning experiments to study the neural mechanisms governing behavioral adaptation.\r\nWhat was not known back then was that the part of the brain that is largely responsible for\r\nthis type of associative learning is the cerebellum.\r\nSince then, plenty of theories on cerebellar learning have emerged. Despite their differences,\r\none thing they all have in common is that learning relies on synaptic and intrinsic plasticity.\r\nThe goal of my PhD project was to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying synaptic\r\nplasticity in two synapses that have been shown to be implicated in motor learning, in an\r\neffort to understand how learning and memory formation are processed in the cerebellum.\r\nOne of the earliest and most well-known cerebellar theories postulates that motor learning\r\nlargely depends on long-term depression at the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell (PC-PC) synapse.\r\nHowever, the discovery of other types of plasticity in the cerebellar circuitry, like long-term\r\npotentiation (LTP) at the PC-PC synapse, potentiation of molecular layer interneurons (MLIs),\r\nand plasticity transfer from the cortex to the cerebellar/ vestibular nuclei has increased the\r\npopularity of the idea that multiple sites of plasticity might be involved in learning.\r\nStill a lot remains unknown about the molecular mechanisms responsible for these types of\r\nplasticity and whether they occur during physiological learning.\r\nIn the first part of this thesis we have analyzed the variation and nanodistribution of voltagegated calcium channels (VGCCs) and α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid\r\ntype glutamate receptors (AMPARs) on the parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapse after vestibuloocular reflex phase reversal adaptation, a behavior that has been suggested to rely on PF-PC\r\nLTP. We have found that on the last day of adaptation there is no learning trace in form of\r\nVGCCs nor AMPARs variation at the PF-PC synapse, but instead a decrease in the number of\r\nPF-PC synapses. These data seem to support the view that learning is only stored in the\r\ncerebellar cortex in an initial learning phase, being transferred later to the vestibular nuclei.\r\nNext, we have studied the role of MLIs in motor learning using a relatively simple and well characterized behavioral paradigm – horizontal optokinetic reflex (HOKR) adaptation. We\r\nhave found behavior-induced MLI potentiation in form of release probability increase that\r\ncould be explained by the increase of VGCCs at the presynaptic side. Our results strengthen\r\nthe idea of distributed cerebellar plasticity contributing to learning and provide a novel\r\nmechanism for release probability increase. " acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: Bio - _id: PreCl alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Catarina full_name: Alcarva, Catarina id: 3A96634C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Alcarva citation: ama: 'Alcarva C. Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12809' apa: 'Alcarva, C. (2023). Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12809' chicago: 'Alcarva, Catarina. “Plasticity in the Cerebellum: What Molecular Mechanisms Are behind Physiological Learning.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12809.' ieee: 'C. Alcarva, “Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Alcarva C. 2023. Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.' mla: 'Alcarva, Catarina. Plasticity in the Cerebellum: What Molecular Mechanisms Are behind Physiological Learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12809.' short: 'C. Alcarva, Plasticity in the Cerebellum: What Molecular Mechanisms Are behind Physiological Learning, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' date_created: 2023-04-06T07:54:09Z date_published: 2023-04-06T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:16:56Z day: '06' ddc: - '570' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: RySh doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12809 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 35b5997d2b0acb461f9d33d073da0df5 content_type: application/pdf creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-04-07T06:16:06Z date_updated: 2023-04-07T06:16:06Z embargo: 2024-04-07 embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12814' file_name: Thesis_CatarinaAlcarva_final pdfA.pdf file_size: 9881969 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 81198f63c294890f6d58e8b29782efdc content_type: application/pdf creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-04-07T06:17:11Z date_updated: 2023-04-07T06:17:11Z file_id: '12815' file_name: Thesis_CatarinaAlcarva_final_for printing.pdf file_size: 44201583 relation: source_file - access_level: closed checksum: 0317bf7f457bb585f99d453ffa69eb53 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: cchlebak date_created: 2023-04-07T06:18:05Z date_updated: 2023-04-07T06:18:05Z file_id: '12816' file_name: Thesis_CatarinaAlcarva_final.docx file_size: 84731244 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2023-04-07T06:18:05Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa_version: Published Version page: '115' project: - _id: 267DFB90-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 name: 'Plasticity in the cerebellum: Which molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning?' publication_identifier: issn: - 2663 - 337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria status: public supervisor: - first_name: Ryuichi full_name: Shigemoto, Ryuichi id: 499F3ABC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Shigemoto orcid: 0000-0001-8761-9444 title: 'Plasticity in the cerebellum: What molecular mechanisms are behind physiological learning' type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12826' abstract: - lang: eng text: "During navigation, animals can infer the structure of the environment by computing the optic flow cues elicited by their own movements, and subsequently use this information to instruct proper locomotor actions. These computations require a panoramic assessment of the visual environment in order to disambiguate similar sensory experiences that may require distinct behavioral responses. The estimation of the global motion patterns is therefore essential for successful navigation. Yet, our understanding of the algorithms and implementations that enable coherent panoramic visual perception remains scarce. Here I pursue this problem by dissecting the functional aspects of interneuronal communication in the lobula plate tangential cell network in Drosophila melanogaster. The results presented in the thesis demonstrate that the basis for effective interpretation of the optic flow in this circuit are stereotyped synaptic connections that mediate the formation of distinct subnetworks, each extracting a particular pattern of global motion. \r\nFirstly, I show that gap junctions are essential for a correct interpretation of binocular motion cues by horizontal motion-sensitive cells. HS cells form electrical synapses with contralateral H2 neurons that are involved in detecting yaw rotation and translation. I developed an FlpStop-mediated mutant of a gap junction protein ShakB that disrupts these electrical synapses. While the loss of electrical synapses does not affect the tuning of the direction selectivity in HS neurons, it severely alters their sensitivity to horizontal motion in the contralateral side. These physiological changes result in an inappropriate integration of binocular motion cues in walking animals. While wild-type flies form a binocular perception of visual motion by non-linear integration of monocular optic flow cues, the mutant flies sum the monocular inputs linearly. These results indicate that rather than averaging signals in neighboring neurons, gap-junctions operate in conjunction with chemical synapses to mediate complex non-linear optic flow computations.\r\nSecondly, I show that stochastic manipulation of neuronal activity in the lobula plate tangential cell network is a powerful approach to study the neuronal implementation of optic flow-based navigation in flies. Tangential neurons form multiple subnetworks, each mediating course-stabilizing response to a particular global pattern of visual motion. Application of genetic mosaic techniques can provide sparse optogenetic activation of HS cells in numerous combinations. These distinct combinations of activated neurons drive an array of distinct behavioral responses, providing important insights into how visuomotor transformation is performed in the lobula plate tangential cell network. This approach can be complemented by stochastic silencing of tangential neurons, enabling direct assessment of the functional role of individual tangential neurons in the processing of specific visual motion patterns.\r\n\tTaken together, the findings presented in this thesis suggest that establishing specific activity patterns of tangential cells via stereotyped synaptic connectivity is a key to efficient optic flow-based navigation in Drosophila melanogaster." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: Bio - _id: LifeSc alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Victoria full_name: Pokusaeva, Victoria id: 3184041C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Pokusaeva orcid: 0000-0001-7660-444X citation: ama: Pokusaeva V. Neural control of optic flow-based navigation in Drosophila melanogaster. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12826 apa: Pokusaeva, V. (2023). Neural control of optic flow-based navigation in Drosophila melanogaster. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12826 chicago: Pokusaeva, Victoria. “Neural Control of Optic Flow-Based Navigation in Drosophila Melanogaster.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12826. ieee: V. Pokusaeva, “Neural control of optic flow-based navigation in Drosophila melanogaster,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Pokusaeva V. 2023. Neural control of optic flow-based navigation in Drosophila melanogaster. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Pokusaeva, Victoria. Neural Control of Optic Flow-Based Navigation in Drosophila Melanogaster. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12826. short: V. Pokusaeva, Neural Control of Optic Flow-Based Navigation in Drosophila Melanogaster, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. date_created: 2023-04-14T14:56:04Z date_published: 2023-04-18T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-06-23T09:47:36Z day: '18' ddc: - '570' - '571' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: MaJö - _id: GradSch doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12826 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 5f589a9af025f7eeebfd0c186209913e content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: vpokusae date_created: 2023-04-20T09:14:38Z date_updated: 2023-04-20T09:26:51Z file_id: '12857' file_name: Thesis_Pokusaeva.docx file_size: 14507243 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: bbeed76db45a996b4c91a9abe12ce0ec content_type: application/pdf creator: vpokusae date_created: 2023-04-20T09:14:44Z date_updated: 2023-04-20T09:14:44Z file_id: '12858' file_name: Thesis_Pokusaeva.pdf file_size: 10090711 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-04-20T09:26:51Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '106' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication_identifier: issn: - 2663 - 337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria status: public supervisor: - first_name: Maximilian A full_name: Jösch, Maximilian A id: 2BD278E6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Jösch orcid: 0000-0002-3937-1330 title: Neural control of optic flow-based navigation in Drosophila melanogaster tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12846' abstract: - lang: eng text: We present a formula for the signed area of a spherical polygon via prequantization. In contrast to the traditional formula based on the Gauss-Bonnet theorem that requires measuring angles, the new formula mimics Green's theorem and is applicable to a wider range of degenerate spherical curves and polygons. acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge Chris Wojtan for his continuous support to the present work through discussions and advice. The second author thanks Anna Sisak for a fruitful discussion on prequantum bundles. This project was funded in part by the European Research Council (ERC Consolidator Grant 101045083 CoDiNA). article_number: '2303.14555' article_processing_charge: No arxiv: 1 author: - first_name: Albert full_name: Chern, Albert last_name: Chern - first_name: Sadashige full_name: Ishida, Sadashige id: 6F7C4B96-A8E9-11E9-A7CA-09ECE5697425 last_name: Ishida citation: ama: Chern A, Ishida S. Area formula for spherical polygons via prequantization. arXiv. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2303.14555 apa: Chern, A., & Ishida, S. (n.d.). Area formula for spherical polygons via prequantization. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2303.14555 chicago: Chern, Albert, and Sadashige Ishida. “Area Formula for Spherical Polygons via Prequantization.” ArXiv, n.d. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2303.14555. ieee: A. Chern and S. Ishida, “Area formula for spherical polygons via prequantization,” arXiv. . ista: Chern A, Ishida S. Area formula for spherical polygons via prequantization. arXiv, 2303.14555. mla: Chern, Albert, and Sadashige Ishida. “Area Formula for Spherical Polygons via Prequantization.” ArXiv, 2303.14555, doi:10.48550/arXiv.2303.14555. short: A. Chern, S. Ishida, ArXiv (n.d.). date_created: 2023-04-18T19:16:06Z date_published: 2023-03-25T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-04-25T06:51:21Z day: '25' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: ChWo doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2303.14555 external_id: arxiv: - '2303.14555' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.14555 month: '03' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint project: - _id: 34bc2376-11ca-11ed-8bc3-9a3b3961a088 grant_number: '101045083' name: Computational Discovery of Numerical Algorithms for Animation and Simulation of Natural Phenomena publication: arXiv publication_status: submitted status: public title: Area formula for spherical polygons via prequantization type: preprint user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12859' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Machine learning models are vulnerable to adversarial perturbations, and a thought-provoking paper by Bubeck and Sellke has analyzed this phenomenon through the lens of over-parameterization: interpolating smoothly the data requires significantly more parameters than simply memorizing it. However, this "universal" law provides only a necessary condition for robustness, and it is unable to discriminate between models. In this paper, we address these gaps by focusing on empirical risk minimization in two prototypical settings, namely, random features and the neural tangent kernel (NTK). We prove that, for random features, the model is not robust for any degree of over-parameterization, even when the necessary condition coming from the universal law of robustness is satisfied. In contrast, for even activations, the NTK model meets the universal lower bound, and it is robust as soon as the necessary condition on over-parameterization is fulfilled. This also addresses a conjecture in prior work by Bubeck, Li and Nagaraj. Our analysis decouples the effect of the kernel of the model from an "interaction matrix", which describes the interaction with the test data and captures the effect of the activation. Our theoretical results are corroborated by numerical evidence on both synthetic and standard datasets (MNIST, CIFAR-10).' acknowledgement: "Simone Bombari and Marco Mondelli were partially supported by the 2019 Lopez-Loreta prize, and\r\nthe authors would like to thank Hamed Hassani for helpful discussions.\r\n" alternative_title: - PMLR article_processing_charge: No arxiv: 1 author: - first_name: Simone full_name: Bombari, Simone id: ca726dda-de17-11ea-bc14-f9da834f63aa last_name: Bombari - first_name: Shayan full_name: Kiyani, Shayan id: f5a2b424-e339-11ed-8435-ff3b4fe70cf8 last_name: Kiyani - first_name: Marco full_name: Mondelli, Marco id: 27EB676C-8706-11E9-9510-7717E6697425 last_name: Mondelli orcid: 0000-0002-3242-7020 citation: ama: 'Bombari S, Kiyani S, Mondelli M. Beyond the universal law of robustness: Sharper laws for random features and neural tangent kernels. In: Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning. Vol 202. ML Research Press; 2023:2738-2776.' apa: 'Bombari, S., Kiyani, S., & Mondelli, M. (2023). Beyond the universal law of robustness: Sharper laws for random features and neural tangent kernels. In Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning (Vol. 202, pp. 2738–2776). Honolulu, HI, United States: ML Research Press.' chicago: 'Bombari, Simone, Shayan Kiyani, and Marco Mondelli. “Beyond the Universal Law of Robustness: Sharper Laws for Random Features and Neural Tangent Kernels.” In Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning, 202:2738–76. ML Research Press, 2023.' ieee: 'S. Bombari, S. Kiyani, and M. Mondelli, “Beyond the universal law of robustness: Sharper laws for random features and neural tangent kernels,” in Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning, Honolulu, HI, United States, 2023, vol. 202, pp. 2738–2776.' ista: 'Bombari S, Kiyani S, Mondelli M. 2023. Beyond the universal law of robustness: Sharper laws for random features and neural tangent kernels. Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning. ICML: International Conference on Machine Learning, PMLR, vol. 202, 2738–2776.' mla: 'Bombari, Simone, et al. “Beyond the Universal Law of Robustness: Sharper Laws for Random Features and Neural Tangent Kernels.” Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning, vol. 202, ML Research Press, 2023, pp. 2738–76.' short: S. Bombari, S. Kiyani, M. Mondelli, in:, Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning, ML Research Press, 2023, pp. 2738–2776. conference: end_date: 2023-07-29 location: Honolulu, HI, United States name: 'ICML: International Conference on Machine Learning' start_date: 2023-07-23 date_created: 2023-04-23T16:11:03Z date_published: 2023-10-27T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-09-10T13:03:19Z day: '27' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: MaMo external_id: arxiv: - '2302.01629' intvolume: ' 202' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.01629 month: '10' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint page: 2738-2776 project: - _id: 059876FA-7A3F-11EA-A408-12923DDC885E name: Prix Lopez-Loretta 2019 - Marco Mondelli publication: Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Machine Learning publication_status: published publisher: ML Research Press quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - relation: software url: https://github.com/simone-bombari/beyond-universal-robustness status: public title: 'Beyond the universal law of robustness: Sharper laws for random features and neural tangent kernels' type: conference user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 202 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12869' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'We introduce a stochastic cellular automaton as a model for culture and border formation. The model can be conceptualized as a game where the expansion rate of cultures is quantified in terms of their area and perimeter in such a way that approximately round cultures get a competitive advantage. We first analyse the model with periodic boundary conditions, where we study how the model can end up in a fixed state, i.e. freezes. Then we implement the model on the European geography with mountains and rivers. We see how the model reproduces some qualitative features of European culture formation, namely that rivers and mountains are more frequently borders between cultures, mountainous regions tend to have higher cultural diversity and the central European plain has less clear cultural borders. ' acknowledgement: 'FRK acknowledges support from the Villum Foundation for support through the QMATH center of Excellence (Grant No. 10059) and the Villum Young Investigator (Grant No. 25452) programs. ' article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Frederik Ravn full_name: Klausen, Frederik Ravn last_name: Klausen - first_name: Asbjørn Bækgaard full_name: Lauritsen, Asbjørn Bækgaard id: e1a2682f-dc8d-11ea-abe3-81da9ac728f1 last_name: Lauritsen orcid: 0000-0003-4476-2288 citation: ama: 'Klausen FR, Lauritsen AB. Research data for: A stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation. 2023. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:12869' apa: 'Klausen, F. R., & Lauritsen, A. B. (2023). Research data for: A stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:12869' chicago: 'Klausen, Frederik Ravn, and Asbjørn Bækgaard Lauritsen. “Research Data for: A Stochastic Cellular Automaton Model of Culture Formation.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:12869.' ieee: 'F. R. Klausen and A. B. Lauritsen, “Research data for: A stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Klausen FR, Lauritsen AB. 2023. Research data for: A stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 10.15479/AT:ISTA:12869.' mla: 'Klausen, Frederik Ravn, and Asbjørn Bækgaard Lauritsen. Research Data for: A Stochastic Cellular Automaton Model of Culture Formation. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:12869.' short: F.R. Klausen, A.B. Lauritsen, (2023). date_created: 2023-04-26T12:34:49Z date_published: 2023-04-26T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-11-13T07:47:29Z day: '26' ddc: - '000' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: RoSe doi: 10.15479/AT:ISTA:12869 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 85ede12d38bb8d944022a8cba4d719f5 content_type: application/octet-stream creator: alaurits date_created: 2023-04-26T12:30:06Z date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:30:06Z file_id: '12870' file_name: README.md file_size: 4567 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: 25bf79452ae895f9c8a20571a096b4c3 content_type: application/x-zip-compressed creator: alaurits date_created: 2023-04-26T12:27:34Z date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:27:34Z file_id: '12871' file_name: simulations_era=10_flux_varied_europe.zip file_size: 732586731 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: bca48d80ece73eb169aee7211a4a751a content_type: application/x-zip-compressed creator: alaurits date_created: 2023-04-26T12:29:53Z date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:29:53Z file_id: '12872' file_name: simulations_era=10_flux_varied_torus.zip file_size: 1743893150 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: e77a655db15486a387a36362fbf0b665 content_type: application/x-zip-compressed creator: alaurits date_created: 2023-04-26T12:29:19Z date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:29:19Z file_id: '12873' file_name: simulations_era=10_R_varied_torus.zip file_size: 878391851 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: 8556406513adc4aa2e0417f46680f627 content_type: application/x-zip-compressed creator: alaurits date_created: 2023-04-26T12:30:05Z date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:30:05Z file_id: '12874' file_name: simulations_era=100.zip file_size: 201652478 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-04-26T12:30:06Z has_accepted_license: '1' license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '14505' relation: used_in_publication status: for_moderation - id: '12890' relation: used_in_publication status: public status: public title: 'Research data for: A stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation' tmp: image: /images/cc_0.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication (CC0 1.0) short: CC0 (1.0) type: research_data user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12885' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'High-performance semiconductors rely upon precise control of heat and charge transport. This can be achieved by precisely engineering defects in polycrystalline solids. There are multiple approaches to preparing such polycrystalline semiconductors, and the transformation of solution-processed colloidal nanoparticles is appealing because colloidal nanoparticles combine low cost with structural and compositional tunability along with rich surface chemistry. However, the multiple processes from nanoparticle synthesis to the final bulk nanocomposites are very complex. They involve nanoparticle purification, post-synthetic modifications, and finally consolidation (thermal treatments and densification). All these properties dictate the final material’s composition and microstructure, ultimately affecting its functional properties. This thesis explores the synthesis, surface chemistry and consolidation of colloidal semiconductor nanoparticles into dense solids. In particular, the transformations that take place during these processes, and their effect on the material’s transport properties are evaluated. ' acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac - _id: NanoFab alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Mariano full_name: Calcabrini, Mariano id: 45D7531A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Calcabrini orcid: 0000-0003-4566-5877 citation: ama: 'Calcabrini M. Nanoparticle-based semiconductor solids: From synthesis to consolidation. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12885' apa: 'Calcabrini, M. (2023). Nanoparticle-based semiconductor solids: From synthesis to consolidation. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12885' chicago: 'Calcabrini, Mariano. “Nanoparticle-Based Semiconductor Solids: From Synthesis to Consolidation.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12885.' ieee: 'M. Calcabrini, “Nanoparticle-based semiconductor solids: From synthesis to consolidation,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Calcabrini M. 2023. Nanoparticle-based semiconductor solids: From synthesis to consolidation. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.' mla: 'Calcabrini, Mariano. Nanoparticle-Based Semiconductor Solids: From Synthesis to Consolidation. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12885.' short: 'M. Calcabrini, Nanoparticle-Based Semiconductor Solids: From Synthesis to Consolidation, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' date_created: 2023-05-02T07:58:57Z date_published: 2023-04-28T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-14T07:25:26Z day: '28' ddc: - '546' - '541' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: MaIb doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12885 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 9347b0e09425f56fdcede5d3528404dc content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: mcalcabr date_created: 2023-05-02T07:43:18Z date_updated: 2023-05-02T07:43:18Z file_id: '12887' file_name: Thesis_Calcabrini.docx file_size: 99627036 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: 2d188b76621086cd384f0b9264b0a576 content_type: application/pdf creator: mcalcabr date_created: 2023-05-02T07:42:45Z date_updated: 2023-05-02T07:42:45Z file_id: '12888' file_name: Thesis_Calcabrini_pdfa.pdf file_size: 8742220 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-05-02T07:43:18Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '82' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-028-2 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '10806' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '10042' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '12237' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '9118' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '10123' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Maria full_name: Ibáñez, Maria id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ibáñez orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843 title: 'Nanoparticle-based semiconductor solids: From synthesis to consolidation' type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12890' abstract: - lang: eng text: We introduce a stochastic cellular automaton as a model for culture and border formation. The model can be conceptualized as a game where the expansion rate of cultures is quantified in terms of their area and perimeter in such a way that approximately geometrically round cultures get a competitive advantage. We first analyze the model with periodic boundary conditions, where we study how the model can end up in a fixed state, i.e., freezes. Then we implement the model on the European geography with mountains and rivers. We see how the model reproduces some qualitative features of European culture formation, namely, that rivers and mountains are more frequently borders between cultures, mountainous regions tend to have higher cultural diversity, and the central European plain has less clear cultural borders. acknowledgement: Thanks to Kim Sneppen, Svend Krøjer, Peter Wildemann, Peter Rasmussen and Kent Bækgaard Lauritsen for discussions and suggestions. FRK acknowledges support from the Villum Foundation for support through the QMATH center of Excellence (Grant No. 10059) and the Villum Young Investigator (Grant No. 25452) programs. article_number: '054307' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original arxiv: 1 author: - first_name: Frederik Ravn full_name: Klausen, Frederik Ravn last_name: Klausen - first_name: Asbjørn Bækgaard full_name: Lauritsen, Asbjørn Bækgaard id: e1a2682f-dc8d-11ea-abe3-81da9ac728f1 last_name: Lauritsen orcid: 0000-0003-4476-2288 citation: ama: Klausen FR, Lauritsen AB. Stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation. Physical Review E. 2023;108(5). doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054307 apa: Klausen, F. R., & Lauritsen, A. B. (2023). Stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation. Physical Review E. American Physical Society. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054307 chicago: Klausen, Frederik Ravn, and Asbjørn Bækgaard Lauritsen. “Stochastic Cellular Automaton Model of Culture Formation.” Physical Review E. American Physical Society, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054307. ieee: F. R. Klausen and A. B. Lauritsen, “Stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation,” Physical Review E, vol. 108, no. 5. American Physical Society, 2023. ista: Klausen FR, Lauritsen AB. 2023. Stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation. Physical Review E. 108(5), 054307. mla: Klausen, Frederik Ravn, and Asbjørn Bækgaard Lauritsen. “Stochastic Cellular Automaton Model of Culture Formation.” Physical Review E, vol. 108, no. 5, 054307, American Physical Society, 2023, doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054307. short: F.R. Klausen, A.B. Lauritsen, Physical Review E 108 (2023). date_created: 2023-05-04T08:35:01Z date_published: 2023-11-08T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-11-13T07:47:30Z day: '08' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: RoSe doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.108.054307 external_id: arxiv: - '2305.02153' intvolume: ' 108' issue: '5' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2305.02153 month: '11' oa: 1 oa_version: Preprint publication: Physical Review E publication_identifier: eissn: - 2470-0053 issn: - 2470-0045 publication_status: published publisher: American Physical Society quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - relation: software url: https://github.com/FrederikRavnKlausen/model-for-culture-formation record: - id: '12869' relation: research_data status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Stochastic cellular automaton model of culture formation type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 108 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12891' abstract: - lang: eng text: "The tight spatiotemporal coordination of signaling activity determining embryo\r\npatterning and the physical processes driving embryo morphogenesis renders\r\nembryonic development robust, such that key developmental processes can unfold\r\nrelatively normally even outside of the full embryonic context. For instance, embryonic\r\nstem cell cultures can recapitulate the hallmarks of gastrulation, i.e. break symmetry\r\nleading to germ layer formation and morphogenesis, in a very reduced environment.\r\nThis leads to questions on specific contributions of embryo-specific features, such as\r\nthe presence of extraembryonic tissues, which are inherently involved in gastrulation\r\nin the full embryonic context. To address this, we established zebrafish embryonic\r\nexplants without the extraembryonic yolk cell, an important player as a signaling\r\nsource and for morphogenesis during gastrulation, as a model of ex vivo development.\r\nWe found that dorsal-marginal determinants are required and sufficient in these\r\nexplants to form and pattern all three germ layers. However, formation of tissues,\r\nwhich require the highest Nodal-signaling levels, is variable, demonstrating a\r\ncontribution of extraembryonic tissues for reaching peak Nodal signaling levels.\r\nBlastoderm explants also undergo gastrulation-like axis elongation. We found that this\r\nelongation movement shows hallmarks of oriented mesendoderm cell intercalations\r\ntypically associated with dorsal tissues in the intact embryo. These are disrupted by\r\nuniform upregulation of BMP signaling activity and concomitant explant ventralization,\r\nsuggesting that tight spatial control of BMP signaling is a prerequisite for explant\r\nmorphogenesis. This control is achieved by Nodal signaling, which is critical for\r\neffectively downregulating BMP signaling in the mesendoderm, highlighting that Nodal\r\nsignaling is not only directly required for mesendoderm cell fate specification and\r\nmorphogenesis, but also by maintaining low levels of BMP signaling at the dorsal side.\r\nCollectively, we provide insights into the capacity and organization of signaling and\r\nmorphogenetic domains to recapitulate features of zebrafish gastrulation outside of\r\nthe full embryonic context." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: Bio - _id: LifeSc alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Alexandra full_name: Schauer, Alexandra id: 30A536BA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schauer orcid: 0000-0001-7659-9142 citation: ama: 'Schauer A. Mesendoderm formation in zebrafish gastrulation: The role of extraembryonic tissues. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12891' apa: 'Schauer, A. (2023). Mesendoderm formation in zebrafish gastrulation: The role of extraembryonic tissues. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12891' chicago: 'Schauer, Alexandra. “Mesendoderm Formation in Zebrafish Gastrulation: The Role of Extraembryonic Tissues.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12891.' ieee: 'A. Schauer, “Mesendoderm formation in zebrafish gastrulation: The role of extraembryonic tissues,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Schauer A. 2023. Mesendoderm formation in zebrafish gastrulation: The role of extraembryonic tissues. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.' mla: 'Schauer, Alexandra. Mesendoderm Formation in Zebrafish Gastrulation: The Role of Extraembryonic Tissues. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12891.' short: 'A. Schauer, Mesendoderm Formation in Zebrafish Gastrulation: The Role of Extraembryonic Tissues, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' date_created: 2023-05-05T08:48:20Z date_published: 2023-05-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-21T06:25:48Z day: '05' ddc: - '570' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: CaHe doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12891 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 59b0303dc483f40a96a610a90aab7ee9 content_type: application/pdf creator: aschauer date_created: 2023-05-05T13:01:14Z date_updated: 2023-05-05T13:01:14Z embargo: 2024-05-05 embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12907' file_name: Thesis_Schauer_final.pdf file_size: 31434230 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 25f54e12479b6adaabd129a20568e6c1 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: aschauer date_created: 2023-05-05T13:04:15Z date_updated: 2023-05-05T13:04:15Z file_id: '12908' file_name: Thesis_Schauer_final.docx file_size: 43809109 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2023-05-05T13:04:15Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '05' oa_version: Published Version page: '190' project: - _id: 260F1432-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '742573' name: Interaction and feedback between cell mechanics and fate specification in vertebrate gastrulation - _id: 26B1E39C-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 grant_number: '25239' name: 'Mesendoderm specification in zebrafish: The role of extraembryonic tissues' publication_identifier: issn: - 2663 - 337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '8966' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '7888' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Carl-Philipp J full_name: Heisenberg, Carl-Philipp J id: 39427864-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Heisenberg orcid: 0000-0002-0912-4566 title: 'Mesendoderm formation in zebrafish gastrulation: The role of extraembryonic tissues' type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12897' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Inverse design problems in fabrication-aware shape optimization are typically solved on discrete representations such as polygonal meshes. This thesis argues that there are benefits to treating these problems in the same domain as human designers, namely, the parametric one. One reason is that discretizing a parametric model usually removes the capability of making further manual changes to the design, because the human intent is captured by the shape parameters. Beyond this, knowledge about a design problem can sometimes reveal a structure that is present in a smooth representation, but is fundamentally altered by discretizing. In this case, working in the parametric domain may even simplify the optimization task. We present two lines of research that explore both of these aspects of fabrication-aware shape optimization on parametric representations.\r\n\r\nThe first project studies the design of plane elastic curves and Kirchhoff rods, which are common mathematical models for describing the deformation of thin elastic rods such as beams, ribbons, cables, and hair. Our main contribution is a characterization of all curved shapes that can be attained by bending and twisting elastic rods having a stiffness that is allowed to vary across the length. Elements like these can be manufactured using digital fabrication devices such as 3d printers and digital cutters, and have applications in free-form architecture and soft robotics.\r\n\r\nWe show that the family of curved shapes that can be produced this way admits geometric description that is concise and computationally convenient. In the case of plane curves, the geometric description is intuitive enough to allow a designer to determine whether a curved shape is physically achievable by visual inspection alone. We also present shape optimization algorithms that convert a user-defined curve in the plane or in three dimensions into the geometry of an elastic rod that will naturally deform to follow this curve when its endpoints are attached to a support structure. Implemented in an interactive software design tool, the rod geometry is generated in real time as the user edits a curve and enables fast prototyping. \r\n\r\nThe second project tackles the problem of general-purpose shape optimization on CAD models using a novel variant of the extended finite element method (XFEM). Our goal is the decoupling between the simulation mesh and the CAD model, so no geometry-dependent meshing or remeshing needs to be performed when the CAD parameters change during optimization. This is achieved by discretizing the embedding space of the CAD model, and using a new high-accuracy numerical integration method to enable XFEM on free-form elements bounded by the parametric surface patches of the model. Our simulation is differentiable from the CAD parameters to the simulation output, which enables us to use off-the-shelf gradient-based optimization procedures. The result is a method that fits seamlessly into the CAD workflow because it works on the same representation as the designer, enabling the alternation of manual editing and fabrication-aware optimization at will." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: M-Shop alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Christian full_name: Hafner, Christian id: 400429CC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hafner citation: ama: 'Hafner C. Inverse shape design with parametric representations: Kirchhoff Rods and parametric surface models. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12897' apa: 'Hafner, C. (2023). Inverse shape design with parametric representations: Kirchhoff Rods and parametric surface models. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12897' chicago: 'Hafner, Christian. “Inverse Shape Design with Parametric Representations: Kirchhoff Rods and Parametric Surface Models.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12897.' ieee: 'C. Hafner, “Inverse shape design with parametric representations: Kirchhoff Rods and parametric surface models,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Hafner C. 2023. Inverse shape design with parametric representations: Kirchhoff Rods and parametric surface models. Institute of Science and Technology Austria.' mla: 'Hafner, Christian. Inverse Shape Design with Parametric Representations: Kirchhoff Rods and Parametric Surface Models. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12897.' short: 'C. Hafner, Inverse Shape Design with Parametric Representations: Kirchhoff Rods and Parametric Surface Models, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' date_created: 2023-05-05T10:40:14Z date_published: 2023-05-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-01-29T10:47:51Z day: '05' ddc: - '516' - '004' - '518' - '531' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: BeBi doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12897 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: cc2094e92fa27000b70eb4bfb76d6b5a content_type: application/pdf creator: chafner date_created: 2023-05-11T10:43:20Z date_updated: 2023-12-08T23:30:04Z embargo: 2023-12-07 file_id: '12942' file_name: thesis-hafner-2023may11-a2b.pdf file_size: 50714445 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: a6b51334be2b81672357b1549afab40c content_type: application/pdf creator: chafner date_created: 2023-05-11T10:43:44Z date_updated: 2023-12-08T23:30:04Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12943' file_name: thesis-release-form.pdf file_size: 265319 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2023-12-08T23:30:04Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '05' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '180' project: - _id: 24F9549A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '715767' name: 'MATERIALIZABLE: Intelligent fabrication-oriented Computational Design and Modeling' publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-031-2 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '9817' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '7117' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '13188' relation: dissertation_contains status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Bernd full_name: Bickel, Bernd id: 49876194-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Bickel orcid: 0000-0001-6511-9385 title: 'Inverse shape design with parametric representations: Kirchhoff Rods and parametric surface models' type: dissertation user_id: 400429CC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12900' abstract: - lang: eng text: "About a 100 years ago, we discovered that our universe is inherently noisy, that is, measuring any physical quantity with a precision beyond a certain point is not possible because of an omnipresent inherent noise. We call this - the quantum noise. Certain physical processes allow this quantum noise to get correlated in conjugate physical variables. These quantum correlations can be used to go beyond the potential of our inherently noisy universe and obtain a quantum advantage over the classical applications. \r\n\r\nQuantum noise being inherent also means that, at the fundamental level, the physical quantities are not well defined and therefore, objects can stay in multiple states at the same time. For example, the position of a particle not being well defined means that the particle is in multiple positions at the same time. About 4 decades ago, we started exploring the possibility of using objects which can be in multiple states at the same time to increase the dimensionality in computation. Thus, the field of quantum computing was born. We discovered that using quantum entanglement, a property closely related to quantum correlations, can be used to speed up computation of certain problems, such as factorisation of large numbers, faster than any known classical algorithm. Thus began the pursuit to make quantum computers a reality. \r\n\r\nTill date, we have explored quantum control over many physical systems including photons, spins, atoms, ions and even simple circuits made up of superconducting material. However, there persists one ubiquitous theme. The more readily a system interacts with an external field or matter, the more easily we can control it. But this also means that such a system can easily interact with a noisy environment and quickly lose its coherence. Consequently, such systems like electron spins need to be protected from the environment to ensure the longevity of their coherence. Other systems like nuclear spins are naturally protected as they do not interact easily with the environment. But, due to the same reason, it is harder to interact with such systems. \r\n\r\nAfter decades of experimentation with various systems, we are convinced that no one type of quantum system would be the best for all the quantum applications. We would need hybrid systems which are all interconnected - much like the current internet where all sorts of devices can all talk to each other - but now for quantum devices. A quantum internet. \r\n\r\nOptical photons are the best contenders to carry information for the quantum internet. They can carry quantum information cheaply and without much loss - the same reasons which has made them the backbone of our current internet. Following this direction, many systems, like trapped ions, have already demonstrated successful quantum links over a large distances using optical photons. However, some of the most promising contenders for quantum computing which are based on microwave frequencies have been left behind. This is because high energy optical photons can adversely affect fragile low-energy microwave systems. \r\n\r\nIn this thesis, we present substantial progress on this missing quantum link between microwave and optics using electrooptical nonlinearities in lithium niobate. The nonlinearities are enhanced by using resonant cavities for all the involved modes leading to observation of strong direct coupling between optical and microwave frequencies. With this strong coupling we are not only able to achieve almost 100\\% internal conversion efficiency with low added noise, thus presenting a quantum-enabled transducer, but also we are able to observe novel effects such as cooling of a microwave mode using optics. The strong coupling regime also leads to direct observation of dynamical backaction effect between microwave and optical frequencies which are studied in detail here. Finally, we also report first observation of microwave-optics entanglement in form of two-mode squeezed vacuum squeezed 0.7dB below vacuum level. \r\nWith this new bridge between microwave and optics, the microwave-based quantum technologies can finally be a part of a quantum network which is based on optical photons - putting us one step closer to a future with quantum internet. " acknowledged_ssus: - _id: M-Shop - _id: SSU - _id: NanoFab alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Rishabh full_name: Sahu, Rishabh id: 47D26E34-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Sahu orcid: 0000-0001-6264-2162 citation: ama: Sahu R. Cavity quantum electrooptics. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12900 apa: Sahu, R. (2023). Cavity quantum electrooptics. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12900 chicago: Sahu, Rishabh. “Cavity Quantum Electrooptics.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12900. ieee: R. Sahu, “Cavity quantum electrooptics,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Sahu R. 2023. Cavity quantum electrooptics. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Sahu, Rishabh. Cavity Quantum Electrooptics. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12900. short: R. Sahu, Cavity Quantum Electrooptics, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. date_created: 2023-05-05T11:08:50Z date_published: 2023-05-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-10-29T09:11:05Z day: '05' ddc: - '537' - '535' - '539' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: JoFi doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12900 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 8cbdab9c37ee55e591092a6f66b272c4 content_type: application/x-zip-compressed creator: rsahu date_created: 2023-05-09T08:45:14Z date_updated: 2023-06-06T22:30:03Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12928' file_name: thesis.zip file_size: 36767177 relation: source_file - access_level: closed checksum: 439659ead46618147309be39d9dd5a8c content_type: application/pdf creator: rsahu date_created: 2023-05-09T08:51:17Z date_updated: 2023-07-06T11:37:40Z file_id: '12929' file_name: thesis_pdfa_final.pdf file_size: 17501990 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2023-07-06T11:37:40Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - quantum optics - electrooptics - quantum networks - quantum communication - transduction language: - iso: eng license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ month: '05' oa_version: Published Version page: '190' project: - _id: 26336814-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '758053' name: A Fiber Optic Transceiver for Superconducting Qubits - _id: 9B868D20-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '899354' name: Quantum Local Area Networks with Superconducting Qubits - _id: bdb108fd-d553-11ed-ba76-83dc74a9864f name: QUANTUM INFORMATION SYSTEMS BEYOND CLASSICAL CAPABILITIES / P5- Integration of Superconducting Quantum Circuits publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-030-5 issn: - 2663 - 337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '9114' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '10924' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '13175' relation: new_edition status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Johannes M full_name: Fink, Johannes M id: 4B591CBA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Fink orcid: 0000-0001-8112-028X title: Cavity quantum electrooptics tmp: image: /images/cc_by_nc_sa.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) short: CC BY-NC-SA (4.0) type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12933' abstract: - lang: eng text: Datasets of the publication "Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster". article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Gemma full_name: Puixeu Sala, Gemma id: 33AB266C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Puixeu Sala orcid: 0000-0001-8330-1754 citation: ama: 'Puixeu Sala G. Data from: Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster. 2023. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933' apa: 'Puixeu Sala, G. (2023). Data from: Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933' chicago: 'Puixeu Sala, Gemma. “Data from: Sex-Specific Estimation of Cis and Trans Regulation of Gene Expression in Heads and Gonads of Drosophila Melanogaster.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933.' ieee: 'G. Puixeu Sala, “Data from: Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023.' ista: 'Puixeu Sala G. 2023. Data from: Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933.' mla: 'Puixeu Sala, Gemma. Data from: Sex-Specific Estimation of Cis and Trans Regulation of Gene Expression in Heads and Gonads of Drosophila Melanogaster. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933.' short: G. Puixeu Sala, (2023). contributor: - first_name: Ariana id: 2A0848E2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Macon - first_name: Beatriz id: 49E1C5C6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Vicoso orcid: 0000-0002-4579-8306 date_created: 2023-05-10T10:00:49Z date_published: 2023-05-15T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-12-13T12:15:36Z day: '15' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: NiBa - _id: BeVi doi: 10.15479/AT:ISTA:12933 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 0ba0bcd0bb8b18d84792136a4370df90 content_type: text/csv creator: gpuixeus date_created: 2023-05-10T09:41:43Z date_updated: 2023-05-10T09:41:43Z file_id: '12934' file_name: Dataset_S1.csv file_size: 8029982 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: a62aa9a6d4904e0fdb699cf752640863 content_type: text/csv creator: gpuixeus date_created: 2023-05-10T09:41:43Z date_updated: 2023-05-10T09:41:43Z file_id: '12935' file_name: Dataset_S2.csv file_size: 13667640 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: e20ea7f4f8a9bdf1b3849a44664ae58b content_type: text/csv creator: gpuixeus date_created: 2023-05-10T09:41:48Z date_updated: 2023-05-10T09:41:48Z file_id: '12936' file_name: Dataset_S3.csv file_size: 8369141 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: f6156e5fc44446c907ddd0d7289d4cf8 content_type: text/csv creator: gpuixeus date_created: 2023-05-10T09:41:50Z date_updated: 2023-05-10T09:41:50Z file_id: '12937' file_name: Dataset_S4.csv file_size: 19543247 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: ae9f54c77a1c42b666ae6c1dfd33ac86 content_type: text/plain creator: gpuixeus date_created: 2023-05-11T12:50:18Z date_updated: 2023-05-11T12:50:18Z file_id: '12944' file_name: readme.txt file_size: 4566 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-05-11T12:50:18Z has_accepted_license: '1' month: '05' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '14058' relation: used_in_publication status: public - id: '14077' relation: used_in_publication status: public status: public title: 'Data from: Sex-specific estimation of cis and trans regulation of gene expression in heads and gonads of Drosophila melanogaster' tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: research_data user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '12964' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Pattern formation is of great importance for its contribution across different biological behaviours. During developmental processes for example, patterns of chemical gradients are\r\nestablished to determine cell fate and complex tissue patterns emerge to define structures such\r\nas limbs and vascular networks. Patterns are also seen in collectively migrating groups, for\r\ninstance traveling waves of density emerging in moving animal flocks as well as collectively migrating cells and tissues. To what extent these biological patterns arise spontaneously through\r\nthe local interaction of individual constituents or are dictated by higher level instructions is\r\nstill an open question however there is evidence for the involvement of both types of process.\r\nWhere patterns arise spontaneously there is a long standing interest in how far the interplay\r\nof mechanics, e.g. force generation and deformation, and chemistry, e.g. gene regulation\r\nand signaling, contributes to the behaviour. This is because many systems are able to both\r\nchemically regulate mechanical force production and chemically sense mechanical deformation,\r\nforming mechano-chemical feedback loops which can potentially become unstable towards\r\nspatio and/or temporal patterning.\r\nWe work with experimental collaborators to investigate the possibility that this type of\r\ninteraction drives pattern formation in biological systems at different scales. We focus first on\r\ntissue-level ERK-density waves observed during the wound healing response across different\r\nsystems where many previous studies have proposed that patterns depend on polarized cell\r\nmigration and arise from a mechanical flocking-like mechanism. By combining theory with\r\nmechanical and optogenetic perturbation experiments on in vitro monolayers we instead find\r\nevidence for mechanochemical pattern formation involving only scalar bilateral feedbacks\r\nbetween ERK signaling and cell contraction. We perform further modeling and experiment\r\nto study how this instability couples with polar cell migration in order to produce a robust\r\nand efficient wound healing response. In a following chapter we implement ERK-density\r\ncoupling and cell migration in a 2D active vertex model to investigate the interaction of\r\nERK-density patterning with different tissue rheologies and find that the spatio-temporal\r\ndynamics are able to both locally and globally fluidize a tissue across the solid-fluid glass\r\ntransition. In a last chapter we move towards lower spatial scales in the context of subcellular\r\npatterning of the cell cytoskeleton where we investigate the transition between phases of\r\nspatially homogeneous temporal oscillations and chaotic spatio-temporal patterning in the\r\ndynamics of myosin and ROCK activities (a motor component of the actomyosin cytoskeleton\r\nand its activator). Experimental evidence supports an intrinsic chemical oscillator which we\r\nencode in a reaction model and couple to a contractile active gel description of the cell cortex.\r\nThe model exhibits phases of chemical oscillations and contractile spatial patterning which\r\nreproduce many features of the dynamics seen in Drosophila oocyte epithelia in vivo. However,\r\nadditional pharmacological perturbations to inhibit myosin contractility leaves the role of\r\ncontractile instability unclear. We discuss alternative hypotheses and investigate the possibility\r\nof reaction-diffusion instability." alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Daniel R full_name: Boocock, Daniel R id: 453AF628-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Boocock orcid: 0000-0002-1585-2631 citation: ama: Boocock DR. Mechanochemical pattern formation across biological scales. 2023. doi:10.15479/at:ista:12964 apa: Boocock, D. R. (2023). Mechanochemical pattern formation across biological scales. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12964 chicago: Boocock, Daniel R. “Mechanochemical Pattern Formation across Biological Scales.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:12964. ieee: D. R. Boocock, “Mechanochemical pattern formation across biological scales,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. ista: Boocock DR. 2023. Mechanochemical pattern formation across biological scales. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Boocock, Daniel R. Mechanochemical Pattern Formation across Biological Scales. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023, doi:10.15479/at:ista:12964. short: D.R. Boocock, Mechanochemical Pattern Formation across Biological Scales, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2023. date_created: 2023-05-15T14:52:36Z date_published: 2023-05-17T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-04T11:02:40Z day: '17' ddc: - '530' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: EdHa doi: 10.15479/at:ista:12964 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: d51240675fc6dc0e3f5dc0c902695d3a content_type: application/pdf creator: dboocock date_created: 2023-05-17T13:39:54Z date_updated: 2023-05-19T07:04:25Z embargo: 2024-05-17 embargo_to: open_access file_id: '12988' file_name: thesis_boocock.pdf file_size: 40414730 relation: main_file - access_level: closed checksum: 581a2313ffeb40fe77e8a122a25a7795 content_type: application/zip creator: dboocock date_created: 2023-05-17T13:39:53Z date_updated: 2023-05-17T14:35:13Z file_id: '12989' file_name: thesis_boocock.zip file_size: 34338567 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2023-05-19T07:04:25Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '05' oa_version: Published Version page: '146' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-032-9 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '8602' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Edouard B full_name: Hannezo, Edouard B id: 3A9DB764-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Hannezo orcid: 0000-0001-6005-1561 title: Mechanochemical pattern formation across biological scales tmp: image: /images/cc_by_nc_sa.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) short: CC BY-NC-SA (4.0) type: dissertation user_id: 8b945eb4-e2f2-11eb-945a-df72226e66a9 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '13049' abstract: - lang: eng text: "We propose a computational design approach for covering a surface with individually addressable RGB LEDs, effectively forming a low-resolution surface screen. To achieve a low-cost and scalable approach, we propose creating designs from flat PCB panels bent in-place along the surface of a 3D printed core. Working with standard rigid PCBs enables the use of\r\nestablished PCB manufacturing services, allowing the fabrication of designs with several hundred LEDs. \r\nOur approach optimizes the PCB geometry for folding, and then jointly optimizes the LED packing, circuit and routing, solving a challenging layout problem under strict manufacturing requirements. Unlike paper, PCBs cannot bend beyond a certain point without breaking. Therefore, we introduce parametric cut patterns acting as hinges, designed to allow bending while remaining compact. To tackle the joint optimization of placement, circuit and routing, we propose a specialized algorithm that splits the global problem into one sub-problem per triangle, which is then individually solved.\r\nOur technique generates PCB blueprints in a completely automated way. After being fabricated by a PCB manufacturing service, the boards are bent and glued by the user onto the 3D printed support. We demonstrate our technique on a range of physical models and virtual examples, creating intricate surface light patterns from hundreds of LEDs." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: M-Shop acknowledgement: We thank the reviewers for the valuable feedback. We also thank the Miba Machine Shop at ISTA, PCBWay, and PragoBoard for helping us with fabrication and assembly. This project was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 715767 – MATERIALIZABLE). article_number: '142' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Marco full_name: Freire, Marco last_name: Freire - first_name: Manas full_name: Bhargava, Manas id: FF8FA64C-AA6A-11E9-99AD-50D4E5697425 last_name: Bhargava orcid: 0009-0007-6138-6890 - first_name: Camille full_name: Schreck, Camille id: 2B14B676-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Schreck - first_name: Pierre-Alexandre full_name: Hugron, Pierre-Alexandre last_name: Hugron - first_name: Bernd full_name: Bickel, Bernd id: 49876194-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Bickel orcid: 0000-0001-6511-9385 - first_name: Sylvain full_name: Lefebvre, Sylvain last_name: Lefebvre citation: ama: 'Freire M, Bhargava M, Schreck C, Hugron P-A, Bickel B, Lefebvre S. PCBend: Light up your 3D shapes with foldable circuit boards. Transactions on Graphics. 2023;42(4). doi:10.1145/3592411' apa: 'Freire, M., Bhargava, M., Schreck, C., Hugron, P.-A., Bickel, B., & Lefebvre, S. (2023). PCBend: Light up your 3D shapes with foldable circuit boards. Transactions on Graphics. Los Angeles, CA, United States: Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3592411' chicago: 'Freire, Marco, Manas Bhargava, Camille Schreck, Pierre-Alexandre Hugron, Bernd Bickel, and Sylvain Lefebvre. “PCBend: Light up Your 3D Shapes with Foldable Circuit Boards.” Transactions on Graphics. Association for Computing Machinery, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1145/3592411.' ieee: 'M. Freire, M. Bhargava, C. Schreck, P.-A. Hugron, B. Bickel, and S. Lefebvre, “PCBend: Light up your 3D shapes with foldable circuit boards,” Transactions on Graphics, vol. 42, no. 4. Association for Computing Machinery, 2023.' ista: 'Freire M, Bhargava M, Schreck C, Hugron P-A, Bickel B, Lefebvre S. 2023. PCBend: Light up your 3D shapes with foldable circuit boards. Transactions on Graphics. 42(4), 142.' mla: 'Freire, Marco, et al. “PCBend: Light up Your 3D Shapes with Foldable Circuit Boards.” Transactions on Graphics, vol. 42, no. 4, 142, Association for Computing Machinery, 2023, doi:10.1145/3592411.' short: M. Freire, M. Bhargava, C. Schreck, P.-A. Hugron, B. Bickel, S. Lefebvre, Transactions on Graphics 42 (2023). conference: end_date: 2023-08-10 location: Los Angeles, CA, United States name: 'SIGGRAPH: Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques Conference' start_date: 2023-08-06 date_created: 2023-05-22T08:37:04Z date_published: 2023-07-26T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-01-29T10:30:49Z day: '26' ddc: - '006' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: BeBi doi: 10.1145/3592411 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '001044671300108' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: a0b0ba3b36f43a94388e8824613d812a content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2023-06-19T11:02:23Z date_updated: 2023-06-19T11:02:23Z file_id: '13156' file_name: 2023_ACMToG_Freire.pdf file_size: 78940724 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: open_access checksum: b9206bbb67af82df49b7e7cdbde3410c content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2023-06-20T12:20:51Z date_updated: 2023-06-20T12:20:51Z file_id: '13157' file_name: 2023_ACMToG_SuppMaterial_Freire.pdf file_size: 34345905 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2023-06-20T12:20:51Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 42' isi: 1 issue: '4' keyword: - PCB design and layout - Mesh geometry models language: - iso: eng month: '07' oa: 1 oa_version: Submitted Version project: - _id: 24F9549A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '715767' name: 'MATERIALIZABLE: Intelligent fabrication-oriented Computational Design and Modeling' publication: Transactions on Graphics publication_identifier: eissn: - 1557-7368 issn: - 0730-0301 publication_status: published publisher: Association for Computing Machinery quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: 'PCBend: Light up your 3D shapes with foldable circuit boards' type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 42 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '14653' abstract: - lang: eng text: 'Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a powerful analytical technique for the two-dimensional (2D) localization of chemicals on surfaces. Conventional MSI experiments require to predefine the surface of interest based on photographic or microscopic images. Typically, these boundaries can no longer be changed or adjusted once the experiment has been started. In terms of a more interactive approach we recently developed a pen-like ionization interface which is directly connected to the mass spectrometer. The device allows the user to ionize chemicals by desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) and to freely move the interface over a surface of interest. A mini camera, which is mounted on the tip of the pen, magnifies the desorption area and enables a simple positioning of the pen. The combination of optical data from the camera module and chemical data obtained by mass analysis facilitates a novel type of imaging experiment: interactive mass spectrometry imaging (IMSI). For this application, we present a novel approach for a robust, optical flow-based motion detection. While the live video stream from the camera is used to track the pen''s motion across the surface a post-acquisition algorithm correlates the coordinates of the pen trajectory with respective mass spectra obtained from a simultaneous mass spectrometric data acquisition. This algorithm is no longer dependent on a single, manually applied optical marker on the sample surface, which has to be visible on all video frames throughout the analysis. The advanced DESI-IMSI method was successfully tested on inkjet-printed letters as well as mouse brain tissue samples. Validation of the results was done by comparing DESI-IMSI with standard DESI-MSI data.' acknowledgement: We would like to thank Marco Sealey Cardona, PhD for help with the mouse brain samples and acknowledge the financial support by 1669 Förderkreis of the University of Innsbruck, Austria Wirtschaftsservice (AWS), D. Swarovski KG and Tyrolean Science Fund (TWF). article_number: '117168' article_processing_charge: Yes (in subscription journal) article_type: original author: - first_name: Florian full_name: Kluibenschedl, Florian id: 7499e70e-eb2c-11ec-b98b-f925648bc9d9 last_name: Kluibenschedl - first_name: Anna full_name: Ploner, Anna last_name: Ploner - first_name: Christina full_name: Meisenbichler, Christina last_name: Meisenbichler - first_name: Robert full_name: Konrat, Robert last_name: Konrat - first_name: Thomas full_name: Müller, Thomas last_name: Müller citation: ama: Kluibenschedl F, Ploner A, Meisenbichler C, Konrat R, Müller T. Advanced motion tracking for interactive mass spectrometry imaging (IMSI). International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 2023;495. doi:10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117168 apa: Kluibenschedl, F., Ploner, A., Meisenbichler, C., Konrat, R., & Müller, T. (2023). Advanced motion tracking for interactive mass spectrometry imaging (IMSI). International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117168 chicago: Kluibenschedl, Florian, Anna Ploner, Christina Meisenbichler, Robert Konrat, and Thomas Müller. “Advanced Motion Tracking for Interactive Mass Spectrometry Imaging (IMSI).” International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. Elsevier, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117168. ieee: F. Kluibenschedl, A. Ploner, C. Meisenbichler, R. Konrat, and T. Müller, “Advanced motion tracking for interactive mass spectrometry imaging (IMSI),” International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 495. Elsevier, 2023. ista: Kluibenschedl F, Ploner A, Meisenbichler C, Konrat R, Müller T. 2023. Advanced motion tracking for interactive mass spectrometry imaging (IMSI). International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 495, 117168. mla: Kluibenschedl, Florian, et al. “Advanced Motion Tracking for Interactive Mass Spectrometry Imaging (IMSI).” International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, vol. 495, 117168, Elsevier, 2023, doi:10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117168. short: F. Kluibenschedl, A. Ploner, C. Meisenbichler, R. Konrat, T. Müller, International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 495 (2023). dataavailabilitystatement: Data will be made available on request. date_created: 2023-12-10T23:00:57Z date_published: 2023-11-23T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2026-03-02T09:38:59Z day: '23' department: - _id: GradSch doi: 10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117168 intvolume: ' 495' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2023.117168 month: '11' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version publication: International Journal of Mass Spectrometry publication_identifier: issn: - 1387-3806 publication_status: epub_ahead publisher: Elsevier quality_controlled: '1' researchdata_availability: upon request scopus_import: '1' status: public supplementarymaterial: yes title: Advanced motion tracking for interactive mass spectrometry imaging (IMSI) type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 495 year: '2023' ... --- _id: '10658' abstract: - lang: eng text: We analyse how migration from a large mainland influences genetic load and population numbers on an island, in a scenario where fitness-affecting variants are unconditionally deleterious, and where numbers decline with increasing load. Our analysis shows that migration can have qualitatively different effects, depending on the total mutation target and fitness effects of deleterious variants. In particular, we find that populations exhibit a genetic Allee effect across a wide range of parameter combinations, when variants are partially recessive, cycling between low-load (large-population) and high-load (sink) states. Increased migration reduces load in the sink state (by increasing heterozygosity) but further inflates load in the large-population state (by hindering purging). We identify various critical parameter thresholds at which one or other stable state collapses, and discuss how these thresholds are influenced by the genetic versus demographic effects of migration. Our analysis is based on a ‘semi-deterministic’ analysis, which accounts for genetic drift but neglects demographic stochasticity. We also compare against simulations which account for both demographic stochasticity and drift. Our results clarify the importance of gene flow as a key determinant of extinction risk in peripheral populations, even in the absence of ecological gradients. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Species’ ranges in the face of changing environments (part I)’. acknowledgement: This research was partly funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) (grant no. P-32896B). article_number: '20210010' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Himani full_name: Sachdeva, Himani last_name: Sachdeva - first_name: Oluwafunmilola O full_name: Olusanya, Oluwafunmilola O id: 41AD96DC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Olusanya orcid: 0000-0003-1971-8314 - first_name: Nicholas H full_name: Barton, Nicholas H id: 4880FE40-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Barton orcid: 0000-0002-8548-5240 citation: ama: 'Sachdeva H, Olusanya OO, Barton NH. Genetic load and extinction in peripheral populations: The roles of migration, drift and demographic stochasticity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 2022;377(1846). doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0010' apa: 'Sachdeva, H., Olusanya, O. O., & Barton, N. H. (2022). Genetic load and extinction in peripheral populations: The roles of migration, drift and demographic stochasticity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. The Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0010' chicago: 'Sachdeva, Himani, Oluwafunmilola O Olusanya, and Nicholas H Barton. “Genetic Load and Extinction in Peripheral Populations: The Roles of Migration, Drift and Demographic Stochasticity.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. The Royal Society, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0010.' ieee: 'H. Sachdeva, O. O. Olusanya, and N. H. Barton, “Genetic load and extinction in peripheral populations: The roles of migration, drift and demographic stochasticity,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, vol. 377, no. 1846. The Royal Society, 2022.' ista: 'Sachdeva H, Olusanya OO, Barton NH. 2022. Genetic load and extinction in peripheral populations: The roles of migration, drift and demographic stochasticity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 377(1846), 20210010.' mla: 'Sachdeva, Himani, et al. “Genetic Load and Extinction in Peripheral Populations: The Roles of Migration, Drift and Demographic Stochasticity.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, vol. 377, no. 1846, 20210010, The Royal Society, 2022, doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0010.' short: H. Sachdeva, O.O. Olusanya, N.H. Barton, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 377 (2022). date_created: 2022-01-24T10:34:53Z date_published: 2022-01-24T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-05-26T09:05:09Z day: '24' ddc: - '576' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: NiBa doi: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0010 external_id: isi: - '000745854300008' pmid: - '35067097' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 04ca9e2f0e344d680b947f2457df8d0a content_type: application/pdf creator: oolusany date_created: 2022-01-24T10:34:45Z date_updated: 2022-01-24T10:34:45Z file_id: '10659' file_name: rstb.2021.0010.pdf file_size: 1845792 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2022-01-24T10:34:45Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 377' isi: 1 issue: '1846' language: - iso: eng month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: c08d3278-5a5b-11eb-8a69-fdb09b55f4b8 grant_number: P32896 name: Causes and consequences of population fragmentation publication: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B publication_identifier: eissn: - 1471-2970 issn: - 0962-8436 publication_status: published publisher: The Royal Society quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - relation: earlier_version url: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.05.455207 record: - id: '14711' relation: dissertation_contains status: public status: public title: 'Genetic load and extinction in peripheral populations: The roles of migration, drift and demographic stochasticity' tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 377 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '10727' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Social insects are a common model to study disease dynamics in social animals. Even though pathogens should thrive in social insect colonies as the hosts engage in frequent social interactions, are closely related and live in a pathogen-rich environment, disease outbreaks are rare. This is because social insects have evolved mechanisms to keep pathogens at bay – and fight disease as a collective. Social insect colonies are often viewed as “superorganisms” with division of labor between reproductive “germ-like” queens and males and “somatic” workers, which together form an interdependent reproductive unit that parallels a multicellular body. Superorganisms possess a “social immune system” that comprises of collective disease defenses performed by the workers - summarized as “social immunity”. In social groups immunization (reduced susceptibility to a parasite upon secondary exposure to the same parasite) can e.g. be triggered by social interactions (“social immunization”). Social immunization can be caused by (i) asymptomatic low-level infections that are acquired during caregiving to a contagious individual that can give an immune boost, which can induce protection upon later encounter with the same pathogen (active immunization) or (ii) by transfer of immune effectors between individuals (passive immunization).\r\nIn the second chapter, I built up on a study that I co-authored that found that low-level infections can not only be protective, but also be costly and make the host more susceptible to detrimental superinfections after contact to a very dissimilar pathogen. I here now tested different degrees of phylogenetically-distant fungal strains of M. brunneum and M. robertsii in L. neglectus and can describe the occurrence of cross-protection of social immunization if the first and second pathogen are from the same level. Interestingly, low-level infections only provided protection when the first strain was less virulent than the second strain and elicited higher immune gene expression.\r\nIn the third and fourth chapters, I expanded on the role of social immunity in sexual selection, a so far unstudied field. I used the fungus Metarhizium robertsii and the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior as a model, as in this species mating occurs in the presence of workers and can be studied under laboratory conditions. Before males mate with virgin queens in the nest they engage in fierce combat over the access to their mating partners.\r\nFirst, I focused on male-male competition in the third chapter and found that fighting with a contagious male is costly as it can lead to contamination of the rival, but that workers can decrease the risk of disease contraction by performing sanitary care.\r\nIn the fourth chapter, I studied the effect of fungal infection on survival and mating success of sexuals (freshly emerged queens and males) and found that worker-performed sanitary care can buffer the negative effect that a pathogenic contagion would have on sexuals by spore removal from the exposed individuals. When social immunity was prevented and queens could contract spores from their mating partner, very low dosages led to negative consequences: their lifespan was reduced and they produced fewer offspring with poor immunocompetence compared to healthy queens. Interestingly, cohabitation with a late-stage infected male where no spore transfer was possible had a positive effect on offspring immunity – male offspring of mothers that apparently perceived an infected partner in their vicinity reacted more sensitively to fungal challenge than male offspring without paternal pathogen history." acknowledged_ssus: - _id: LifeSc alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Sina full_name: Metzler, Sina id: 48204546-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Metzler orcid: 0000-0002-9547-2494 citation: ama: Metzler S. Pathogen-mediated sexual selection and immunization in ant colonies. 2022. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:10727 apa: Metzler, S. (2022). Pathogen-mediated sexual selection and immunization in ant colonies. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:10727 chicago: Metzler, Sina. “Pathogen-Mediated Sexual Selection and Immunization in Ant Colonies.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:10727. ieee: S. Metzler, “Pathogen-mediated sexual selection and immunization in ant colonies,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. ista: Metzler S. 2022. Pathogen-mediated sexual selection and immunization in ant colonies. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Metzler, Sina. Pathogen-Mediated Sexual Selection and Immunization in Ant Colonies. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:10727. short: S. Metzler, Pathogen-Mediated Sexual Selection and Immunization in Ant Colonies, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. date_created: 2022-02-04T15:45:12Z date_published: 2022-02-07T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-09-07T13:43:23Z day: '07' ddc: - '570' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: SyCr doi: 10.15479/AT:ISTA:10727 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 47ba18bb270dd6cc266e0a3f7c69d0e4 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: smetzler date_created: 2022-02-04T15:36:12Z date_updated: 2023-02-03T23:30:03Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '10728' file_name: Thesis_Sina_Metzler.docx file_size: 6757886 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: f3ec07d5d6b20ae6e46bfeedebce9027 content_type: application/pdf creator: smetzler date_created: 2022-02-04T15:36:43Z date_updated: 2023-02-03T23:30:03Z embargo: 2023-02-02 file_id: '10730' file_name: Thesis_Sina_Metzler_A2.pdf file_size: 6314921 relation: main_file - access_level: open_access checksum: dedd14b7be7a75d63018dbfc68dd8113 content_type: application/pdf creator: smetzler date_created: 2022-02-07T10:35:02Z date_updated: 2023-02-04T23:30:03Z embargo: 2023-02-02 file_id: '10742' file_name: Thesis_Sina_Metzler_print.pdf file_size: 6882557 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2023-02-04T23:30:03Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '02' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: 2649B4DE-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '771402' name: Epidemics in ant societies on a chip publication_identifier: issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria status: public supervisor: - first_name: Sylvia full_name: Cremer, Sylvia id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Cremer orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868 title: Pathogen-mediated sexual selection and immunization in ant colonies type: dissertation user_id: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '10759' abstract: - lang: eng text: In this Thesis, I study composite quantum impurities with variational techniques, both inspired by machine learning as well as fully analytic. I supplement this with exploration of other applications of machine learning, in particular artificial neural networks, in many-body physics. In Chapters 3 and 4, I study quasiparticle systems with variational approach. I derive a Hamiltonian describing the angulon quasiparticle in the presence of a magnetic field. I apply analytic variational treatment to this Hamiltonian. Then, I introduce a variational approach for non-additive systems, based on artificial neural networks. I exemplify this approach on the example of the polaron quasiparticle (Fröhlich Hamiltonian). In Chapter 5, I continue using artificial neural networks, albeit in a different setting. I apply artificial neural networks to detect phases from snapshots of two types physical systems. Namely, I study Monte Carlo snapshots of multilayer classical spin models as well as molecular dynamics maps of colloidal systems. The main type of networks that I use here are convolutional neural networks, known for their applicability to image data. alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Wojciech full_name: Rzadkowski, Wojciech id: 48C55298-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Rzadkowski orcid: 0000-0002-1106-4419 citation: ama: Rzadkowski W. Analytic and machine learning approaches to composite quantum impurities. 2022. doi:10.15479/at:ista:10759 apa: Rzadkowski, W. (2022). Analytic and machine learning approaches to composite quantum impurities. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10759 chicago: Rzadkowski, Wojciech. “Analytic and Machine Learning Approaches to Composite Quantum Impurities.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10759. ieee: W. Rzadkowski, “Analytic and machine learning approaches to composite quantum impurities,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. ista: Rzadkowski W. 2022. Analytic and machine learning approaches to composite quantum impurities. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Rzadkowski, Wojciech. Analytic and Machine Learning Approaches to Composite Quantum Impurities. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022, doi:10.15479/at:ista:10759. short: W. Rzadkowski, Analytic and Machine Learning Approaches to Composite Quantum Impurities, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. date_created: 2022-02-16T13:27:37Z date_published: 2022-02-21T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2024-08-07T07:16:53Z day: '21' ddc: - '530' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: MiLe doi: 10.15479/at:ista:10759 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: closed checksum: 0fc54ad1eaede879c665ac9b53c93e22 content_type: application/zip creator: wrzadkow date_created: 2022-02-21T13:58:16Z date_updated: 2022-02-22T07:20:12Z file_id: '10785' file_name: Rzadkowski_thesis_final_source.zip file_size: 17668233 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: 22d2d7af37ca31f6b1730c26cac7bced content_type: application/pdf creator: wrzadkow date_created: 2022-02-21T14:02:54Z date_updated: 2022-02-21T14:02:54Z file_id: '10786' file_name: Rzadkowski_thesis_final.pdf file_size: 13307331 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2022-02-22T07:20:12Z has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '02' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '120' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication_identifier: issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '10762' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '7956' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '415' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '8644' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Mikhail full_name: Lemeshko, Mikhail id: 37CB05FA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Lemeshko orcid: 0000-0002-6990-7802 title: Analytic and machine learning approaches to composite quantum impurities type: dissertation user_id: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '10787' abstract: - lang: eng text: "A species distributed across diverse environments may adapt to local conditions. We ask how quickly such a species changes its range in response to changed conditions. Szép et al. (Szép E, Sachdeva H, Barton NH. 2021 Polygenic local adaptation in metapopulations: a stochastic eco-evolutionary model. Evolution75, 1030–1045 (doi:10.1111/evo.14210)) used the infinite island model to find the stationary distribution of allele frequencies and deme sizes. We extend this to find how a metapopulation responds to changes in carrying capacity, selection strength, or migration rate when deme sizes are fixed. We further develop a ‘fixed-state’ approximation. Under this approximation, polymorphism is only possible for a narrow range of habitat proportions when selection is weak compared to drift, but for a much wider range otherwise. When rates of selection or migration relative to drift change in a single deme of the metapopulation, the population takes a time of order m−1 to reach the new equilibrium. However, even with many loci, there can be substantial fluctuations in net adaptation, because at each locus, alleles randomly get lost or fixed. Thus, in a finite metapopulation, variation may gradually be lost by chance, even if it would persist in an infinite metapopulation. When conditions change across the whole metapopulation, there can be rapid change, which is predicted well by the fixed-state approximation. This work helps towards an understanding of how metapopulations extend their range across diverse environments.\r\nThis article is part of the theme issue ‘Species’ ranges in the face of changing environments (Part II)’." acknowledgement: This research was partly funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [FWF P-32896B]. article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Nicholas H full_name: Barton, Nicholas H id: 4880FE40-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Barton orcid: 0000-0002-8548-5240 - first_name: Oluwafunmilola O full_name: Olusanya, Oluwafunmilola O id: 41AD96DC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Olusanya orcid: 0000-0003-1971-8314 citation: ama: 'Barton NH, Olusanya OO. The response of a metapopulation to a changing environment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2022;377(1848). doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0009' apa: 'Barton, N. H., & Olusanya, O. O. (2022). The response of a metapopulation to a changing environment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0009' chicago: 'Barton, Nicholas H, and Oluwafunmilola O Olusanya. “The Response of a Metapopulation to a Changing Environment.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. The Royal Society, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0009.' ieee: 'N. H. Barton and O. O. Olusanya, “The response of a metapopulation to a changing environment,” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 377, no. 1848. The Royal Society, 2022.' ista: 'Barton NH, Olusanya OO. 2022. The response of a metapopulation to a changing environment. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 377(1848).' mla: 'Barton, Nicholas H., and Oluwafunmilola O. Olusanya. “The Response of a Metapopulation to a Changing Environment.” Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 377, no. 1848, The Royal Society, 2022, doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0009.' short: 'N.H. Barton, O.O. Olusanya, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 377 (2022).' date_created: 2022-02-21T16:08:10Z date_published: 2022-04-11T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2025-05-26T09:05:09Z day: '11' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: NiBa doi: 10.1098/rstb.2021.0009 external_id: isi: - '000758140300001' pmid: - '35184588' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 3b0243738f01bf3c07e0d7e8dc64f71d content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2022-08-02T06:14:32Z date_updated: 2022-08-02T06:14:32Z file_id: '11719' file_name: 2022_PhilosophicalTransactionsRSB_Barton.pdf file_size: 1349672 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2022-08-02T06:14:32Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 377' isi: 1 issue: '1848' keyword: - General Agricultural and Biological Sciences - General Biochemistry - Genetics and Molecular Biology language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: c08d3278-5a5b-11eb-8a69-fdb09b55f4b8 grant_number: P32896 name: Causes and consequences of population fragmentation publication: 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences' publication_identifier: eissn: - 1471-2970 issn: - 0962-8436 publication_status: published publisher: The Royal Society quality_controlled: '1' related_material: record: - id: '14711' relation: dissertation_contains status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: The response of a metapopulation to a changing environment tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1 volume: 377 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '10799' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Because of the increasing popularity of machine learning methods, it is becoming important to understand the impact of learned components on automated decision-making systems and to guarantee that their consequences are beneficial to society. In other words, it is necessary to ensure that machine learning is sufficiently trustworthy to be used in real-world applications. This thesis studies two properties of machine learning models that are highly desirable for the\r\nsake of reliability: robustness and fairness. In the first part of the thesis we study the robustness of learning algorithms to training data corruption. Previous work has shown that machine learning models are vulnerable to a range\r\nof training set issues, varying from label noise through systematic biases to worst-case data manipulations. This is an especially relevant problem from a present perspective, since modern machine learning methods are particularly data hungry and therefore practitioners often have to rely on data collected from various external sources, e.g. from the Internet, from app users or via crowdsourcing. Naturally, such sources vary greatly in the quality and reliability of the\r\ndata they provide. With these considerations in mind, we study the problem of designing machine learning algorithms that are robust to corruptions in data coming from multiple sources. We show that, in contrast to the case of a single dataset with outliers, successful learning within this model is possible both theoretically and practically, even under worst-case data corruptions. The second part of this thesis deals with fairness-aware machine learning. There are multiple areas where machine learning models have shown promising results, but where careful considerations are required, in order to avoid discrimanative decisions taken by such learned components. Ensuring fairness can be particularly challenging, because real-world training datasets are expected to contain various forms of historical bias that may affect the learning process. In this thesis we show that data corruption can indeed render the problem of achieving fairness impossible, by tightly characterizing the theoretical limits of fair learning under worst-case data manipulations. However, assuming access to clean data, we also show how fairness-aware learning can be made practical in contexts beyond binary classification, in particular in the challenging learning to rank setting." alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Nikola H full_name: Konstantinov, Nikola H id: 4B9D76E4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Konstantinov citation: ama: Konstantinov NH. Robustness and fairness in machine learning. 2022. doi:10.15479/at:ista:10799 apa: Konstantinov, N. H. (2022). Robustness and fairness in machine learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10799 chicago: Konstantinov, Nikola H. “Robustness and Fairness in Machine Learning.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:10799. ieee: N. H. Konstantinov, “Robustness and fairness in machine learning,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. ista: Konstantinov NH. 2022. Robustness and fairness in machine learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Konstantinov, Nikola H. Robustness and Fairness in Machine Learning. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022, doi:10.15479/at:ista:10799. short: N.H. Konstantinov, Robustness and Fairness in Machine Learning, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2022. date_created: 2022-02-28T13:03:49Z date_published: 2022-03-08T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-10-17T12:31:54Z day: '08' ddc: - '000' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: GradSch - _id: ChLa doi: 10.15479/at:ista:10799 ec_funded: 1 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 626bc523ae8822d20e635d0e2d95182e content_type: application/pdf creator: nkonstan date_created: 2022-03-06T11:42:54Z date_updated: 2022-03-06T11:42:54Z file_id: '10823' file_name: thesis.pdf file_size: 4204905 relation: main_file success: 1 - access_level: closed checksum: e2ca2b88350ac8ea1515b948885cbcb1 content_type: application/x-zip-compressed creator: nkonstan date_created: 2022-03-06T11:42:57Z date_updated: 2022-03-10T12:11:48Z file_id: '10824' file_name: thesis.zip file_size: 22841103 relation: source_file file_date_updated: 2022-03-10T12:11:48Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - robustness - fairness - machine learning - PAC learning - adversarial learning language: - iso: eng month: '03' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '176' project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication_identifier: isbn: - 978-3-99078-015-2 issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '8724' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '10803' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '10802' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public - id: '6590' relation: part_of_dissertation status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Christoph full_name: Lampert, Christoph id: 40C20FD2-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Lampert orcid: 0000-0001-8622-7887 title: Robustness and fairness in machine learning type: dissertation user_id: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1 year: '2022' ...